88: Chapter 88 Shen Yuan: I authorize you to kill me! System: Ding, authorization failed!

Shen Yuan: "..."

Wait, he just broke free like that?

As expected, the ancestral flaw of the Villain never changes...

The Villain dies from talking too much.

And they always let the protagonist escape. It's all for the sake of the plot, isn't it?

"System, can you fucking do this or not?"

Shen Yuan communicated with the system. "This is all your fault! If you had reacted faster, could he have run?"

The system turned into a bristling Husky, its gaze looking as if it wanted to devour someone.

"Damn it, this dark system is actually so alert!"

"When you touched its Host's head, it actually sensed it!"

"In that instant, it forcibly took control of the Host's body and escaped."

The system's eyes held a hint of fanaticism. "It actually refuses to let me eat it obediently!"

"Host, go!"

"Pin him down!"

The system howled, "Pull his system out to serve as snacks for my drinks!"

Shen Yuan glanced sideways. "Are you sure!?"

Look at what's happening to the guy opposite us first.

Xiang Chao stood where he was as his aura erupted violently...

The man, Lu Shanshan, and the Lobby Manager were hit by the aura and collapsed instantly.

Being young is great; they fall asleep the moment their heads hit the ground.

Xiang Chao's power surged instantly, passing Grandmaster, Foundation Establishment...

It soared directly to the Golden Core realm!

His face aged at a speed visible to the naked eye. From his twenties to his thirties, then forties, then fifties...

Finally, it went all the way to a face full of wrinkles and gray hair.

But at the very moment the Golden Core aura completely stabilized...

With a whoosh, the old man instantly turned back into a young hunk.

Tight skin, black hair—he returned to his twenty-year-old appearance, with not even a single forehead wrinkle left.

Xiang Chao raised his hands in a daze, looking at them.

"Ding, congratulations Host on deducting lifespan to achieve Golden Core cultivation!"

The years system's voice suddenly rang out.

"I'm fucking Golden Core now?"

Xiang Chao was stunned.

"No..."

"System, what happened just now?"

"And what was that 'taking control of the body' you mentioned?"

"Did you just try to possess me?"

A person like Xiang Chao valued his own life too much; he developed a trace of wariness toward his system.

Just now felt very much like Possession.

Could it be that after the system nurtures me, it will directly possess my body?

From then on...

I'll just be a fucking puppet?

"Ding, stop talking nonsense!"

The years system howled, "Either fucking kill him, or fucking run away quickly!"

Xiang Chao was stunned.

The system... is afraid!?

A system is actually afraid of a rich second-generation heir?

Is there no justice? Is there no law?

On this side, Shen Yuan suddenly thought of something. "System, you said his system took control of his body just now?"

"Come on! Possess me! I won't resist! It's fine even if you kill me!"

Shen Yuan suddenly became high-spirited.

"According to your system's operating mechanism, after possessing the Host, can you send me back to Earth?"

"My existence will only drag you down. For your future, for the glory of the system world, I am willing to sacrifice my life!"

"Kill me!"

"Then, according to your system's operating mechanism, send me back to Earth!"

Shen Yuan's expression was solemn. "My existence will only drag you down!"

"For your future growth, System, I am willing to sacrifice my life!"

Shen Yuan stood tall, his expression as solemn as if he were taking an oath to join the Party.

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"Ding, Host, do not talk nonsense. This system would never possess the Host!"

"Even if I were to truly take control of the Host's body, it would require the Host's permission!"

The system explained, "Our system's three underlying mechanisms do not allow us to act against the Host unless authorized in an emergency!"

"Great, I authorize it!" Shen Yuan smiled like a dog.

System: What the fuck!

"Ding, authorization failed!"

The system said speechlessly, "Not an emergency! You are purely looking for trouble!"

Shen Yuan: "..."

System, why are you being so reasonable?

If I say it's an emergency, then it's an emergency.

I just want to go back to Earth and be a Homelander... Is it that hard?

"Host, kill him!"

The system said very seriously, "A dark system like this that can forcibly take control of its Host at any time is an error that shouldn't exist!"

"The guy opposite is already Golden Core!"

Shen Yuan said calmly.

"Ding, Host, please rest assured. He could become a Golden Core because his maximum limit is Golden Core!"

"This dark system's level isn't high!"

The system said calmly, "Furthermore... the Foundation Establishment Peak cultivation this system gave you... is perfect cultivation!"

"Let alone a mere Golden Core cultivation given by a dark system..."

"Even if it were a Golden Core cultivation given by another proper system..."

"The Host could still beat it!"

The system's tone was grim, "This system is supreme!"

"Ah, right, right, right!"

Shen Yuan responded perfunctorily, "You are the strongest."

System: ┗( ▔, ▔ )┛

I suspect you are being perfunctory with this system, but I have no proof.

Xiang Chao stared at Shen Yuan, his eyes filled with doubt.

The years system is afraid of this guy?

What exactly does the years system do?

To put it simply... an inch of time is an inch of gold, but an inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time.

My system, simply put, is about spending life.

Using my lifespan to exchange for everything.

And the price is very fair.

One year of lifespan for one million.

One year of lifespan for Houtian cultivation.

I used twenty years of lifespan to exchange for peak Grandmaster cultivation.

But because of the breakthrough, my own lifespan increased to one hundred and fifty years.

Similarly, a Golden Core lifespan is five hundred...

Based on the exchange ratio I saw earlier...

I paid at most two hundred years of lifespan.

This way, I'm not losing out.

As for the system occupying my body just now...

Let it go for now!

No need to pay it any mind!

The most important thing now is...

Did you enjoy suppressing me just now?

Anger flared in Xiang Chao's eyes as he glared fixedly at Shen Yuan.

"What are you looking at?"

Shen Yuan glanced sideways. "You kid still want to run, don't you?"

"If I don't send you to the police station, I'll twist... I'll twist the Lobby Manager's head off!"

Shen Yuan smiled slightly.

At least the Lobby Manager had passed out, otherwise he might have started cursing.

Why not twist your own head off?

Xiang Chao roared, "You unscrupulous rich second-generation heirs, today, I shall act on behalf of heaven!"

"Unscrupulous?"

Shen Yuan sneered, "Me, unscrupulous?"

"Do you know how much money I give to charity every year?"

"At least two billion!"

"Do you know how much I've contributed to Magic City?"

Shen Yuan barked coldly, "I can't fucking enjoy myself a little?"

"Every time you open your mouth, it's 'evil deeds' and 'unscrupulous'..."

"I'm a beneficial insect of society—bah, a beneficial person!"

"I contribute to society!"

"Who the fuck do you think you are?"

"Do you think God is number one and you're number two?"

Shen Yuan cracked his neck. "I think..."

"You aren't worth a damn!"

Shen Yuan beckoned with his finger.

"You're fucking looking for death!"

Xiang Chao roared and charged.

However...

A figure suddenly appeared, intercepting Xiang Chao's punch with a single palm.

Shen Yuan's lips curled. "Yang Zi, you really did come!"

"After all, my little brother can't bear to let his big brother suffer!"

"Among this hall full of peonies, you are the most considerate flower of all."